...for women and their partners, entering or navigating the PARENTING YEARS
recovering from the birth
adjusting to motherhood
adjusting to parenting
parenting together or alone
building your family
staying connected
The writer/poet
Adrienne Rich in Of Woman Born
described motherhood as
"exquisite suffering"
...[an alternation between] resentment and raw-edged nerves,
and blissful gratification and tenderness.
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Does
your experience of being a mother hold
more moments of suffering, than
exquisiteness?
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We know that women experience
profound physiologic changes, emotional challenges and social transitions in
the period from conception through pregnancy, childbirth, and the days, weeks
and months after birth. Even when beyond the early years, mothering can
overwhelm women. You do not need to struggle. Counseling can help you to create
the balance, support and assurance you need to experience the exquisite side of
parenting more often.
According to a recent survey, of women who
experienced emotional challenges in the postpartum period:
75% had
notable signs of depression
60% had notable signs
of post-traumatic stress
66% reported that
emotional problems had interfered with
their ability to care for the baby*
* NEW MOTHERS SPEAK OUT:
National Survey results Highlight Women's Postpartum Experiences
I specialize in
counseling couples and young families using Emotionally Focused Therapy for
Couples and Attachment Focused Family Therapy, both are primarily based on
Attachment Theory. I was active in the birthing community 10 years ago when I helped to establish Minnesota Families for Midwifery, as a founding Board member serving as fundraising chairperson
and working to pass the Voluntary Licensure Bill for Midwifery in Minnesota in 1999.
